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by dontlaugh 176 days ago
I tried a coworker’s, I was a bit shocked how poor the case is. Everything flexes badly, especially the keyboard.

I was considering one, but definitely not worth it. I can get a ThinkPad for less and it’s much better quality.

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Is it a 13 or 16? I have a Intel gen 12 framework 13 and it feels solid except the display is a little wobbly. The original display tended to swing in a heavy wind a bit much, but they improved the hinge at some point.
13.

The entire laptop can be easily and worryingly flexed by hand when closed.

The keyboard in particular flexes by more than a millimetre when pressing on a key or in between them.

It seems ridiculous when the much cheaper and thinner MacBook Air is far stiffer with no noticeable keyboard flex.

i'm not sure what parent is talking about, i have a fw13 and the chassis and trackpad are effectively identical to macbook's in look-and-feel